Baltimore Comic-Con cancels 2020 event

Organizers for the Baltimore Comic-Con announced yesterday that this year’s event scheduled for October 23 – 25 is canceled. Anyone who purchased tickets to the 2020 Baltimore Comic-Con will have their tickets automatically converted to tickets for next year’s event. What if you want a refund? Good luck with that. From the official Baltimore Comic-Con …

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‘Dune’ will most likely be a terrible movie

'Dune' will most likely be a terrible movie - Bent Corner

Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for Dune yesterday. I watched it. Although it is a nice looking trailer, I’m not convinced it will be a great movie or worth going to a movie theater to watch it. The book in which the movie is based on and shares a name is a science …

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Chadwick Boseman 1976 – 2020

American actor Chadwick Boseman died yesterday from colon cancer. He was 43. He was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago. He chose not to publicize his condition. Instead, he continued working. I could never do that. I’m too weak. If something similar happened to me, I think I would curl up in an angry …

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Maybe we should defund the police

Maybe we should defund the police

When I first heard about the “defund the police” slogan, I thought it sounded ridiculous. Now I’m not so sure. Although I don’t agree with the underlying motive of the architects of the slogan, that defunding the police would ensure what happened to George Floyd will never happen again, there’s no denying the police routinely …

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Hagerstown Speedway shut down by health department

Health department closes the Hagerstown Speedway

The Washington County Health Department closed the Hagerstown Speedway. The reason? For non-compliance with Governor Larry Hogan’s Executive Order relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hagerstown Raceway has been non-compliant for months now. They’ve been holding races open to the general public in defiance of the law. People haven’t practiced social distancing. People have not worn …

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Remember what I said about deactivating Twitter? About that…

Remember what I said about deactivating Twitter? About that...

My attempt at quitting Twitter has ended in complete failure. I reactivated my account this morning. Why did I do this? I realized I was missing out on things. A lot of information is conveyed through Twitter. When you cut yourself off from Twitter, you are removing yourself from the flow of timely information. For …

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